Wreck Remaining Wreck Matter Expert Meeting Final Proposal “Publicize Inconvenience” May 14 16:28
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting has put together a final proposal on the issue of confusing the remains of war dead. Even if it is an inconvenient problem for the organization, we are requesting that it be announced as soon as possible, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will review the ideal way of collecting ashes based on the recommendations.
Regarding the collection of the remains of the war dead, it has been revealed that the remains of the Siberian detainees, etc. may have been virtually abandoned for many years, pointing out that they may not belong to the Japanese.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's expert meeting summarized the final recommendations on the 14th based on the reports so far.
Regarding the procedure for collecting the remains, the recommendation is not to burn the remains found in the past, but to bring back only a part of the remains as a sample for DNA testing and store the remaining remains locally.
And, as a result of the appraisal, if there is a low possibility that it is the remains of a Japanese person, in principle, after consultation with the partner country, we request that the specimen be returned.
In addition, after criticizing that problems have been pointed out and not responding appropriately, in the future, even if it is an inconvenient problem for the organization, it will be accurately recorded and taken over, and efforts will be made to publish it as soon as possible. I will.
Based on the recommendations, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will revise the way of collecting ashes.